SCHOOLWIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS (SW-PBS)
Continue to main contentWhat is SW-PBS?
Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) is a framework for creating safe and orderly learning environments in schools, while improving the social-emotional outcomes for students. It is a proactive approach that relies on research-based practices, including developing clear behavioral expectations, teaching these expectations, acknowledging appropriate behavior, consistently correcting inappropriate behavior, and using behavioral data to systematically solve problems. SW-PBS is build on a three-tiered model that provides additional behavioral supports to students who are not responding to the tier 1 interventions.
What are the benefits of SW-PBS?
Schools that consistently implement and use SW-PBS have:
- Improved school climate
- Improved student achievement
- Reduced in-suspension and referral rates
SW-PBS Tier 1 Sustain
Date | Workshop |
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October 17 | Meeting 1 |
January 17 | Meeting 2 |
SW-PBS Tier 2 and 3 Sustain
Date | Workshop |
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October 30 | Meeting 1 |
February 13 | Meeting 2 |
Other Training
Date | Workshop |
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September 19 | SW-PBS Nuts and Bolts (Overview for New Staff and Administrators) |
CONTACT
Maria Allen
SW-Positive Behavior Support Specialist
mallen@semo.edu
(573) 986-6193
SW-Positive Behavior Support Specialist
charrington@semo.edu
(573) 986-6056
School-wide Positive Behavior Support Resources
- Missouri School-wide Positive Behavior Support
- National Technical Assistance Center on School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
- DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
- Association for Positive Behavior Support
- Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Program
- Arizona Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- Maryland Positive Behavior Inventions and Supports
- Illinois Positive Behavior Support Program
- Teaching Tools: Easing Transitions for Young Children with Challenging Behavior
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701